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January 30, 2013 08:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Spatial Helps Esko Shift Packaging Design from 2D to 3D

ArtiosCAD 12 Leverages the Data Reuse Capabilities of 3D InterOp

BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spatial Corp, the leading provider of 3D development components for
design, manufacturing and engineering applications, and Esko, a global
supplier of integrated solutions for packaging, sign and display
finishing, commercial printing and professional publishing, have
announced the latest release of ArtiosCAD 12 with functionality enabled
by 3D
InterOp from Spatial. ArtiosCAD, the world’s most popular structural
design software for packaging design, includes dedicated tools
specifically designed for packaging professionals for structural design,
product development, virtual prototyping and manufacturing.

“Spatial Corp strives to improve data reuse for its partners and
customers. As part of that mission, 3D InterOp is designed to ensure
quality data interoperability throughout the workflow”

As an Esko technology partner, Spatial offered a flexible development
solution with which to improve both the performance and available
features related to the import of 3D models. 3D InterOp delivers an
extensible translation platform allowing 3D applications to reliably
re-use external data. 3D InterOp provides the highest quality of data
exchange with the ability to selectively import product structure,
graphical data, geometry and semantic PMI from a variety of leading CAD
and neutral formats.

Selection of specific parts within an assembly for greater performance
and usability

New support for the importing of SolidWorks, Parasolid, Unigraphics NX
and Autodesk® Inventor® files and exporting of
IGES, STEP, ACIS and XCGM 3D files.

“Spatial Corp strives to improve data reuse for its partners and
customers. As part of that mission, 3D InterOp is designed to ensure
quality data interoperability throughout the workflow,” explained
Vivekan Iyengar, Director of Interoperability at Spatial. “This directly
aligns with the stated requirement of ArtiosCAD 12 to assure the
viability of a package further along in the supply chain.”

“Importing and exporting of native 3D models addresses an important
pain-point for many of our customers, especially those in the consumer
product goods and automotive segment,” stated Richard Deroo, Product
Manager for Structural Design at Esko. “Adding this new functionality to
ArtiosCAD based on technology from Spatial allows us to continue to add
value to our packaging design solution thus protecting our customers’
investment and gaining new market opportunities. By partnering with
Spatial we are able to go to market quicker with new functionality and
product updates while Esko focuses on their core competency of packaging
design solutions.”

About Esko

Esko is the worldwide market leader with software for artwork creation,
structural design, pre-production, workflow automation, quality
assurance and online collaboration. Esko solutions support and manage
the packaging and print processes at brand owners, retailers, designers
and packaging manufacturers. Esko employs around 1200 people worldwide.
Its direct sales and service organization covers Europe, the Americas
and the Asia Pacific region, completed by a network of distribution
partners in more than 50 countries. Esko is headquartered in Gent,
Belgium, and has R&D and manufacturing facilities in five European
countries, the United States, China and India. For more information,
visit www.esko.com

About Spatial

Spatial Corp, a Dassault Systèmes subsidiary, is the leading provider of
3D development software components for technical applications across a
broad range of industries. Spatial 3D
modeling, 3D
visualization, and CAD
translation software components help application developers deliver
market-leading products, maintain focus on core competencies, and reduce
time-to-market. For 25 years, spatial 3D components have been adopted by
many of the world's most recognized software developers, manufacturers,
research institutes, and universities. Headquartered in Broomfield,
Colorado, Spatial has offices in the USA, Germany, Japan, China and the
United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.spatial.com